Importance of bible version as relates to memorizing

[Glimpse_Ahead]

about 2 years ago I started up with an internet group that goes along at a certain pace , memorizing bible verses and helping to encourage each other , most of them were using the NIV , so that’s what I decided to go with too - to make things less confusing. Only recently I became a “re-vert” back to the Catholic Church , and now I’m wondering if I should switch over to doing the memorizing in a different bible version , and if there is anything wrong with what I already learned from the NIV ?
I’d appreciate your (name removed by moderator)ut .

 

[COPLAND_3]

No, there is nothing wrong with what you have memorized even though it is from the NIV. I am a former Southern Baptist minister and I have memorized many passages from a variety of different Protestant versions such as the NIV, NASB, KJV, NKJV, etc. The only concern that you might possibly want to consider is to kinda go through the verses you have memorized and see if there are any spurious alterations of what you have memorized, such as something that is paraphrased or a so-called dynamic equivilent that may seem contrary to our Faith. The NIV translation is an eclectic translation and has a variety of different translation techniques applied to it, it is not just literal, paraphrase, loose, etc, it is made of all throughout the version. But more than likely it is sufficent enough to be fruitful to the memory of a Catholic! I would memorize Scripture from a Catholic approved translation from now on, but I would not try to dump what I have learned to relearn them all over again from another translation.

 

[LMP]

Hi Copland3

I have a Bible question for you. This week is the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. The 1st reading is Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12.
Now I’ve looked all over and can’t see any connect of Ezekiel 47 reading to Jeremiah 13:1-11.

The other readings for this Sunday scheduled are Psalm 2-3,5-6,8-9
1Corinthians 3:9-11,16-17 also Alleluia 2 Chronicles 7:16 also Gospel John 2:13-22

Now I’ve looked all over these readings as well and can’t see the connection to Jeremiah 13:1-11.

Yet, in a diocesan news article, this writer (educated etc, maybe like a bishop or such, I don’t know) in his explaining article took up Jeremiah 13:1-11 with John 2:13-22.

Do you have any idea why this writer may have done this? Did he possibly grab the wrong reading for the day? Or is there some kind of substitute allowed from some other source than the lectionary? As far as the Bible cross-referencing, I can’t see any crossing.

What do you think? Why was this done?

LMP

 

[COPLAND_3]

There are a selection of readings that can be used that vary from the Liturigical calendar of the US. Here is a quote from the NAB

However, the priest celebrating a Mass may have many other choices for readings, including the readings for a saint’s feast day, a Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin, or a votive Mass [link to glossary definition].

As for the connection beteen Jeremiah 13:1-11 with John 2:13-22, did you happen to hear the homily that was given on those passages, and was there a connection made?

I just read both passages and they have a connection

Jeremiah
*Thus says the LORD: So also I will allow the pride of Judah to rot, the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 This wicked people who refuse to obey my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts, and follow strange gods to serve and adore them, shall be like this loincloth which is good for nothing.
11 For, as close as the loincloth clings to a man’s loins, so had I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, says the LORD; to be my people, my renown, my praise, my beauty. But they did not listen. *

In the Gospel of John you have those same people turing the temple into a marketplace in Jersualem of all places.

 

[LMP]

As for the connection between Jeremiah 13:1-11 with John 2:13-22, did you happen to hear the homily that was given on those passages, and was there a connection made?
I just read both passages and they have a connection

Yes, it was in a newspaper at
thecompassnews.org/compass/current/cnindex.shtml

Fr. Stubbs was the author. Scroll down to “columns” section if you are going there.

So, why oh why, can’t pew people see what the options are for readings for a Sunday? Is the source material for such a mega book that is expensive, or limited publishing because of low public interest, or maybe does the material change too frequently?

I find this whole connection amazing. No one on the whole of the internet for the whole of the internet’s life has connected these two readings except Fr. Stubbs. He’s the only one. He is totally unique in that regard. Yet, you say, this connection is available if some preacher wanted to preach on it at some time.

You know, I just can’t get over this freshness of thought here. It is really inspirational!

 

[COPLAND_3]

When I used to provide the Mass Readings on my site with commentary, I used to use the Litergical calendar of the United States and also the Readings provided by EWTN that was geared more towards the saints feast days. To be honest I have never really looked real hard into finding all the possible Readings to chose from, but if you do look into it and find a source for them all then let me know.